While the presence of these molecules is not proof of ancient life on Mars, scientists say it shows we could detect chemical ...

The Mars Curiosity rover’s onboard mini-lab has helped confirm the existence of the largest organic molecules ever found on ...

Scientists analyzing pulverized rock onboard NASA's Curiosity rover have found the largest organic compounds on the red ...

NASA's Curiosity Rover has discovered long carbon chains on Mars. On Earth, molecules like these are overwhelmingly produced ...

Curiosity rover cracked open a Martian rock, revealing a sight never before seen on Mars - a dazzling display of yellow ...

Although sulfates are fairly common on Mars, this represents the first time sulfur has been found on the red planet in its pure elemental form. What's even more exciting is that the Gediz Vallis ...

including methane as well as chlorine or sulfur-bearing organics, but until this study, the largest organic molecules found on Mars had been only six carbon atoms long. So Freissinet and Glavin ...

Curiosity has previously discovered small organic molecules on Mars, but these recently found compounds are larger and would ...

Though this discovery doesn’t constitute definitive proof of life, the complexity of these molecules is significant. The ...

A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior.

Chains of up to a dozen carbon atoms have been detected in what appears to have been an ancient lakebed on Mars, contributing ...